Archivo General de Puerto Rico

This archive contains some collections of interest for studying
Spanish emigration during the 19th century.

Real Hacienda

This conserves a volume of the Registro de Pasajeros (Passenger
Register) from the first half of the 19th century.

Departamento de Estado. Serie: Declaraciones de Nacionalidad

As in Cuba, when the Spanish-American came to an end in 1898, and
in keeping with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spanish nationals residing in
Puerto Rico who wished to maintain their nationality had to make a
declaration before a municipal judge. These nationality declarations
included the following details: Name of the subject, age, status, place
of origin (municipality and province), address in Puerto Rico and family
details. The declarations, arranged according to files for minors and
adults and dated from 1899 to 1901, are identified by municipality and
stored in 8 boxes.

Capitanía General, Asuntos Políticos y Civiles. Serie:
Pasaportes

This collection holds a series of passports dating from between
1795 and 1889.

National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region
(New York City)

All the documentation issued after Puerto Rico came to be
governed by the United States when Spain lost its last colonial
possessions is not held in Puerto Rico but rather in the United States
National Archives, where records on passenger arrival and departure from
the island are held.